Amiens Before and During the War
Hotels and Motor-Agents
at AMIENS
Information extracted from the MICHELIN GUIDE (1919)A
Key to Arbitrary Signs
| Comfortable hotels, with modern or modernised installation. | |
| Well-managed hotels. | |
| [CC] | Central Heating. |
| [L] | Electric Light. |
| [B] | Bath-room. |
| [WC] | Modern W. C.’s |
| [T] | 104 Telephone Number. |
| Gar. | [6] | --Accommodation for automobiles, and the number of cars which can be accommodated. |
| Shed | [8] | |
| Shelter | [10] | |
| Court | [20] | |
| ext. | Outside. |
Compressed Air Depôt for ‘bouteilles
d’air Michelin’ for
inflation of tyres.
| Repair shop. | |
| Agt de Manufacturer’s agent. | |
| [3] | Garage and number of cars it will hold. |
| [U] | Inspection pit. |
| [E] | Petrol can be obtained here. |
| [E”] | Electric plant where accumulators may be recharged. |
| [A-A] | Agent of “Automobile Association” of England. |
HOTELS
| du Rhin, 4, rue de Noyon, [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Shelter [8] [U] [T] 44. | |
| Belfort-Hôtel, 42, rue de Noyon, Lift [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Gar. [6] [T] 649. | |
| de l’Univers, 2, rue de Noyon, [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Shed ext. [8] [U] [T] 2-51. | |
| de la Paix, 15, rue Duméril, [CC] [L] [B] [WC] Shelter [20] [U] [T]9-21. | |
| de l’Ecu de France, 51, place René-Goblet, [L] [WC] Shed [4] Court [6] [U] [T] 3-37. |
MOTOR-AGENTS
| STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air) Garage Victor, 12 et 14, esplanade Noyon. Agt de: De Dion. [40] [U] [E] [T] 9-36. | |
| — | STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air) Grand Garage de Picardie (Lucien Corroyer), 16-24, rue Jules-Barni. Agt de: Panhard, Brasier, Peugeot, Berliet, Delage. [70] 7 boxes [U] [E] [E”] [A-A] [T] 3-16. |
| — | STOCK MICHELIN (Compressed Air) Grand Garage de la Gare du Nord (Roy et Sauvage), 95, boulevard Alsace-Lorraine (opposite the Gare du Nord), [40] 6 boxes [U] [E] [E”] [T] 433. |
| — | Hirondart, 11-18, rue Cardon, [12] [U] [E] [E”] [T] 723. |
| — | Labare, 183, route de Rouen, [10] [U] [E]. |
| — | Robart (Henri), 35, rue des Jacobins. Agt de: Renault. [8] [U] [E]. |
| — | F. Rabeuf, 26, route de Paris. [10][U][E]. |
THE MICHELIN TOURING OFFICES at: 99, Boulevard Pereire, PARIS, and 81, Fulham Road, Chelsea, LONDON. S.W. 3, will be pleased to furnish motorists with advice and Information, free of charge.
Special itineraries free, on request.
The “Michelin Wheel”
BEST of all detachable wheels
because the least complicated
Elegant
It embellishes even the finest coachwork.
Simple
It is detachable at the hub and fixed by six bolts only.
Strong
The only wheel which held out on all fronts during the War.
Practical
Can be replaced in 3 minutes by anybody and cleaned still quicker.
It prolongs the life of tyres by cooling them.
A N D T H E C H E A P E S T
IN MEMORY
OF THE MICHELIN EMPLOYEES
AND WORKMEN WHO DIED GLORIOUSLY
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
Notes
A The above information dates from, March 1st, 1919, and may no longer be exact when it meets the reader’s eye. Tourists are therefore recommended to consult the latest edition of the “Michelin Guide to France” (English or French), before setting out on the tour described in this volume.